Chapter 8 Cheers

"He Zishan!"

Lin Qingxue broke free from He Zishan's grasp, her anger flaring as she raised her hand and slapped him across the face.

"Qin Xue, don't get me wrong, I have no ill intentions. I just wanted to explain the matter with the Concubine's Prescription face-to-face!" He Zishan's eyes flashed with a sinister and fierce light. Stupid bitch, daring to hit me. Just wait till I get you in bed, take pictures of your lewdness, and see if you'll still be so arrogant.

"Explain? What's there to explain? I'm telling you, He Zishan, I'd rather treat the entire Concubine's Prescription product line as trash than be with you!" Lin Qingxue made no effort to disguise her distaste for He Zishan and said with an icy tone.

"Qin Xue, I'm here today to apologize, actually..."

He Zishan hadn't finished speaking when the door was suddenly kicked open.

Turning in annoyance to the door, He Zishan saw a man in his forties, barely taller than 1.6 meters, plump as a ball.

Behind him stood four burly bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses, radiating strength.

"President Zuo!" He Zishan's anger dissipated instantly, and he hurried forward to shake hands, feigning warmth.

The oddly-shaped man was named Zuo Yaoguang.

The general manager of the Canghai Commerce Association.

And the Canghai Commerce Association was a behemoth that neither he nor the entire He Family could afford to offend.

"President Zuo!" Lin Qingxue also greeted Zuo Yaoguang.

Qin Xue Corporation had business dealings with Canghai Commerce Association, and she had met Zuo Yaoguang several times.

"I saw President Lin and Young Master He from afar, so I thought I'd come over for a drink, hope you don't mind?" Zuo Yaoguang's smile habitually squinted, almost as if his eyes were closed.

"Not at all, of course not. Having the chance to sit and have a drink with President Zuo is our honor!" He Zishan was even more enthusiastic.

Lin Qingxue actually didn't want to have much to do with Zuo Yaoguang.

For one thing, Canghai Commerce Association was a gray organization—neither completely legal nor criminal—and she did not want to have any deeper personal connection beyond normal business dealings.

Secondly, Zuo Yaoguang's gaze towards her was always predatory, which she really disliked.

But to refuse directly now would be too disrespectful to Zuo Yaoguang, so she could only nod along.

Intent on drinking just one glass and then finding an excuse to leave.

The three of them took their seats, with He Zishan performing almost like a trick as he poured drinks for all three, then raised his glass and said, "Here's to you, President Zuo, Qin Xue, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Zuo Yaoguang and Lin Qingxue also picked up their glasses.

"How can you have a drink without me!"

Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Lu Yang walked in with a beaming smile.

"Lu Yang, how did you get here?" Lin Qingxue wore a face full of surprise.

He Zishan frowned slightly, clenching his fist quietly. It was this bastard, appearing out of nowhere, who had stolen Lin Qingxue from him, damn it!

"President Lin, your friend?" asked Zuo Yaoguang, curious.

Before Lin Qingxue could introduce him, Lu Yang took a seat between Zuo Yaoguang and He Zishan as if he were an old acquaintance. He even casually slung his arms around their shoulders and said with a smile, "Hello there, I'm Qin Xue's husband, Lu Yang. Pleased to meet you. My wife can't drink recently, so I'll take her drink for her."

"Are we close?" He Zishan shook off Lu Yang's hand and spoke coldly.

Zuo Yaoguang's face darkened even more. The thought that Lin Qingxue, this lovely flower, might have already been defiled by this swine, caused his complexion to grow even more sinister, and he dropped all pretense, "I want to drink with President Lin, you, get lost!"

"Can't I join in for a glass?" Lu Yang poured himself a drink.

But what Zuo Yaoguang and He Zishan failed to see was that Lu Yang, while pouring the drink for himself, had swiftly switched the contents of Lin Qingxue's glass with theirs.

He even replaced Lin Qingxue's glass with a new one and poured fresh liquor.

"Come on, let's all have a toast!" Lu Yang raised his glass enthusiastically.

If these two pigs dared to spike Lin Qingxue's drink with an aphrodisiac, then they couldn't blame him for wanting to enjoy the spectacle of two grown men who had consumed it see what kind of eye-watering antics they would perform...